Defn: A little or insignificant lord. Goldsmith.
LORDLY
Lord"ly, a. [Compar. Lordlier; superl. Lordliest.] Etym: [Lord + -ly.
Cf. Lordlike.]
1. Suitable for a lord; of or pertaining to a lord; resembling a lord; hence, grand; noble; dignified; honorable. She brought forth butter in a lordly dish. Judges v. 25. Lordly sins require lordly estates to support them. South. The maidens gathered strength and grace And presence, lordlier than before. Tennyson.
2. Proud; haughty; imperious; insolent. Lords are lordliest in their wine. Milton.
Syn. — Imperious; haughty; overbearing; tyrannical; despotic; domineering; arrogant. See Imperious.
LORDLY
Lord"ly, adv.
Defn: In a lordly manner.
LORDOLATRY
Lord*ol"a*try, n. Etym: [Lord + -olatry, as in idolatry.]
Defn: Worship of, or reverence for, a lord as such. [Jocose] But how should it be otherwise in a country where lordolatry is part of our creed Thackeray.
LORDOSIS Lor*do"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.) (a) A curvature of the spine forwards, usually in the lumbar region. (b) Any abnormal curvature of the bones.